Improvement in boot-heels



NEED STATES P Atrnrrly OFFICE.

'FREDERICK RICHARDSON, OF NET BEDFORI), MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPRovEMENT in Boor-HEEL-s.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 77,529, dated May 5,1861'5.

To all 'lt/mmfa may concern: y

' Be it known that L'FennnaicK RICHARD- soN, of New Bedford, in theconnty of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Reversible Boot-Heel;-a1id l do herebydeclare that the following;- isv a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those "skilled in the art to make and usethe same,.reference bein g had to the accolnpanying'drawings forming` partiti this specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved method of constructing heels for boots or shoes, whereby they are rendered much more durablethan those made in the-ordinary manner; and the invention consists in formingthe heel so that its center or wearing-portion may be reversed, as will be hereinafter be more' fully described.

Figurel representsa view of the bottom of the heel. Fig. 2 isa cross-section of Fig. 1 through the line :v

Similar-letters of reference indicate corre-v sponding'parts.

In carryingl outmyinvention, -1 attach to the heel of the boot, by screws or in any substantial manner, a metallic flange, a, which corresponds on its outside with the size or diamcter of vthe boot-heel.

Within this iia'nge I confine. a reversible recessed central plate,

c, which is attached to th, e boot-heel by a central screw, or by any other suitable ineans.

The recesses on each side of this plate-arey iillcd with leather or' other suitable material,

I as seen at d d in the drawing. Upon the tiangc a, at the front and rear, or on opposite sides,

there are small lugs or catches, ewhich, when the plate c -is in place, enter recesses in the outer flange of the plate, and serve to keep the plate in place, and prevent it from slipping after oneside is Worn off, orafter it has been' reversed.' e represents the boot-heel,

`and f is the central screw. .Y

vThe leather or other suitable material with which the recesses in the plate o are nlled, is held in place by indiafrubber, or any suite# ble adhesive material.v More than one screw can be used for holding the plate to the heel if desired.

It'will be seen that when lone sideof the plate becomes worn it may beturned over,

and the other side be presented as the wearing-surface. A very material advantage .to be derived from the use of these reversible heels is, they may be changed from one boot to the other, thus keeping the wearing'surfaces uni-.

The outside flange a and the plate c 

